Distracted Student
Perhaps, Travolta did not feeling dropping out was such a travesty, since he was no model student. He claims he charmed teachers to get out of trouble and by speaking to them maturely. Not to mention, he kept focused on his acting rather than school subjects. Luckily, things worked out quite well for this famous star.
Moving to the City
Like most good success stories, Travolta’s move to the big city led him to the path of fame. Well, not immediately though. After dropping out of high school, he moved to NYC. Of course, things were not easy for him there. He got small roles in TV commercials, but moved to LA to try to make it big. It was in LA that he landed his iconic role in Grease, the Broadway show, not movie quite yet. Thus, he had to move back to the Big Apple.